Progressives never think through to the cosequences of their “brilliant” propositions. Any one with a brain could have told you that the Defund the Police movement which began in 2020 after the death of Saint George would have disasterous consequences. Proof: See here, here, here and here.
Now Oakland citizens are learning the hard way that actions have consequences. From The Daily Mail:
“Oakland NAACP leaders have called for a state of emergency over soaring crime in the area, as they blame the defund the police movement and the George Soros- backed district attorney for the rising violence.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People branch president Cynthia Adams called on local officials to come together with local and federal resources to tackle the mounting public safety issues in the district.
She wrote a letter alongside Bishop Bob Jackson of the Acts Full Gospel Church to ring the alarm about the shootings, robberies and murders that have become a common occurrence in the district.
The NAACP letter comes as North Oakland has seen a a 22 percent increase in robberies and 18 percent increase in violent crime this year.
Murder levels abruptly spiked from the 78 seen in 2019 to 109 in 2020 – the same years calls for defunding the police, spurred by the Black Lives Matter movement, were introduced in earnest.
Last month, Oakland cops urged residents to secure their homes – including by trimming hedges and shrubs so thieves have nowhere to hide – amid a rise in brazen burglaries while residents are inside their homes.”
Read the whole Daily Mail article here.
Soros-backed Alameda County DA Pamela Price
The Alameda County DA is Pamela Price, who was elected in January 2023. George Soros heavily funded her races through his California PAC.
Less than two months after the citizens elected Price, they’d already had regrets. Back in March prosecutors were quitting over her radical agenda. And the families of crime victims were calling for the ousting of Price following the her failed bid to slash a sentence in a triple murder case.
I suppose I can’t blame the voters for electing Price when her vision as a district attorney sounded plausible. She promised to “end gun violence,” “restore trust in our criminal justice system,” and “establish prosecutorial accountability.”
Yet if voters had done their homework, they would have seen the first red flag that was backing from George Soros. Also, several red flags on her platform such as:
- “…support a Conviction Integrity Unity to evaluate unfair prosecutions and excessive sentencing practices with a special focus on racially-biased prosecutions.”
- “Stop over-criminalizing our youth.”
- “…pursing comprehensive alternatives to incarceration for those who come in contact with the criminal justice system.”
But I don’t expect the majority of democrat voters to be well informed. Between them voting (D) for decades and the intentional misinformation of the media, democrate-run cities are now facing the consequences of their actions.
As they deserve. One day, maybe, just maybe, voters will realize the cold hard truth:
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Force them to go on National TV and beg for them to refund the police like you said action’s have consequences and groveling really isn’t enough but hey all those folks who got dead cuz no cops someone must pay the piper.
Just another failed Democrats-run city. Despite all this, Oakland voters will continue to vote not just Democrat, but far Left, because voting Republican is simply anathema. Some will move. Those who stay deserve everything they voted for.
I certainly agree with you–those who can afford to do so will leave, and those who are left behind will suffer the consequences of the ill advised misadventures of those who have brought this plague to American cities, such as George Soros.
Before coming to the United States, Soros was kicked out of each European country he lived in and wrecked havoc on their citizens. Somehow, the leaders in the US are just fine with the antics that Soros continues to perpetrate on Americans. I dare say, even when he kicks the bucket, even the gatekeepers of Hell will hold their noses when he appears for admission.
A day late and a dollar short, as my sainted grandfather would say…..and another thing he would say is….LET THEM FAIL: Let the local NAACP flail around and fail….as they’ve already shown themselves to do. Let the whole town go the way of all the other historically-held Demorat cities anywhere in the USA. Every frog has to bump it’s own ass. When it learns how to NOT bump it’s ass at every hop….life will be better for the frog. Same with all these Demorat cities…..let them keep “bumping their asses” until they understand how to prevent it.